The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

not conceive his popularity to be of such
charactefa 20 to Warrant them in sublnlttlns
| trict for Endorsement.
Hopeless of securing the nomination of
the regular Democratic convention, fearful
of the result should an appeal be made. on
his behalf to, the people, even III an election
conducted undefrthe apspieesof mis- friends,
he was driven to the necessity, OF ORGANIZING
a pretended convention, whose members
were selected and accredited by himself and
his political lieutenants.
The first intimation to the public Of the
f fact t lsss1 IT, Ps 6pis SS T'sas3 n aeelr ana mdd'eihs Sd
wrested the control of the party organiza-
| ton from a venal and inefficient committee,
was contained in the following notice:
To the Democratic Party Of the First Congfes-
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE REFORM DEMo-}
cratic Party, First Congressional DISTRICT;
| New Orleans, Sept. l. lS1.}
The following delegates having been elected
to a convention of the Democratic party OF
the First Congressional District, i'll the inter
est of reform and perpetuation of the in
held at Masonic Hall. III the City Of New Or
leans, on Saturday, Sept. g., at ~ O'Clock M,
are hereby requested to assemble atthe above
place and hour. By resolution OF the COM IN
several wards and parishes will be in ac-
cordance with the a~pportionment fixed by
the election of Governor and President in
1880.
Third Ward, twelve votes11Wm. B. Kountz,
ton, VIM. Hart, James P. Honsand, James
Wall, il. Aqbertin, THOMAS Moran, VI p.
Rogers. 2. Glennon, W. b. Conger, A. Bols-
Fourth Ward, FIVE yotes-W. R. lyman,
Edward Liienthal, Allain Eustis, Edward
Fifth Ward, six votes-G. LIE Garde1nr, p.
f.. La~villebeuvre, Jules Iuyes, Leon 9uey-
rouze, II. d. Chretien, NJ. G. Berry, ". !.
Hammond, J. NJ. Greasy, George Elke' Anil
sixth Ward. five yotes-J. Ad. ChaIaron,
Arthur Lambert, s. B. Gill, Chas. Phillippii.
Jas. Provost, Chas. G. Andry, Louis Arnauld,
SEVENTH Ward, five yotes-Louis Power,
Buchanon, Henry Chiapella, Louis Prados,
,. ". Rebrard, J. suzeneau, A. onneV
Eight Ward, five votes-Dr. C. F. seeman.
John Volmer, Alex. A. Randolph, Philip
Power, Jr., j. ". Dougherty. James Carrl-
Ninth Ward, six votes-Fred, ZengeI, Chas.
Pershall, Octave Roger. Carl Alews, JAS.
Mackinson, Alfred D%elavigne. A. B. Clark.
]. t 3. Hieths MsF aeh hrs T e Beanr e. nit 6. &.
Lewis, DIR. W. II. Riley, Mat O'Brien, Mark
Moss.
BeauTegard, Victor Dubouchel, e. Marrero,
| Sebastien Roy.
Parish Plaquemines, four votes-Henry P.
Kernochan,. John Dymond, Cyrille Cosse,
Clement Bulot, Henry Gilmore, DR.. Hebert,
By order of the Executive Ce,nmittee:
-sa John DYMoNDs Chairman.
FRED d. KING Secretary.
This was also the first intimation which
reached the people themselves that an cleo
ton had been held i'll which they were per-
mitted to participate for the purpose of choos-
ing delegates to a Congressional nominating
1t is now generally known that this con-
ventlon. held under pretense OF an authority
received from the hands of the Democratic
voters OF the, district, was organized by q
select coterie whose members after creating
themselves into 3 party n becoming its
executive committee, very kindly proceeded,
by selecting the delegates, to relieve the peo-
pie. from the .yeaatidns and uncertainties
which are consequent upon primary cleo
tons.
This new fedged party, thus firmly
eratie pr hpsp shs s and I R9aaaein o5 p papfS
,Ausage, " next held a 'conyentionn as it WAS
Vailed. the proceedings of which, as pub
Wished in the New Orleans Pieay1Re, we have
VsAe honor to submit Tor your information.
"a 1.-THE REFORM DEMOCRACY,
NsSession at Hdsonic HaA, Adopt IN ADDRESS
Vito the Pe0p1e-Hon. Carleton Hunt U7adai-
kanosaly Retto,niaated for Congress-.
E~consenfion called by the Executive Com
III Ere satehe h DiStric pe Was held IN NINA Masonic mic
Hal ESatufday afternoon. The call stated that
thekAlegases had been elected to a conven-
T1G1&& M LnS D6f0DCfdtlC party OF the F1fSG
Cod WAionsl District in the interest of re-
fort Misrepresentation of the integrity
an4S Of the parity.
I&ers VgeD1ent was ~inaugurated about a
mo&Eayorb by prominent men in the dis
tri1 pm organization was privately eff
@asSvtI shave very considerable strength,
an ITO pt% Rss the means Wherewith to con-
dI#S an eng getic campaign.
The delegates were elected by meetings heN
i8the seyeraNIards and parishes composing
TIE district. al made mp 2 fine body Of rep
HsentatiSe meI6N The hall was far better ar
ranged than ont agoccasion of the Planters
Convention, an, atseats being provided AID
the speakers 5tse being. decorated with a
following extracts from speeches and mes
| sages of Gov. Grover Cleveland:
III local rule. Is in any instance bad, weak
or inefficient, those who suffer from malad-
minisirafion have the remedy within their
own centf0I.p
T believei in an open and sturdy partisan
ship which secures the legitimate advantages
for the people, andI am unwilling, Knowing
ly, to give MI assent tn measures purely par
tisan, which viii sacrifice OF tendanger their
THE ti%me-honored doctrines of the Demo-
cratic party are.dear to me. If honestly ep-
the government must be faithfully admins
as there was aearge attepdAaee Of SPECTATORS.
The meeting was called to order by MIR. John
Dymond, chairman of the executive commit
tee, who naaflAa III. H. P. KerYoehan as tenn
porary4 chairuaan, and J. nj. Cressy, OF Or
leans, geeTetafE.aae ~ taraTg
Mt. Kefneehaas, s on taking the chair. said
he Wocld not make 4 speech. al the conven-
ton had assembled to act, and not to talk.
On motionof Mr. Chretien, the following
committee on credentials was appointed:
z. ID. Chretien. fifth ward. chairman: T,
Reilly. third. Edward Keena. fourth. Al,
Lambert, sixth: l.. Power. seventh: a.. Ran.
| dolph. eighth. Charles PershafI. ninth. i.
Il. Ackman fifteent5. Henry Gilmore.
| Piaa1en1ines. n Ts R~eanyegard St. Bernard.
recess was taken. AT sthepexpiration OF
which COMMITTEES reraTted fine Following
Z $50 .rrS